The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-07

| came to this country from Germany when q
| boy and learned the printers trade with his
brother who was editor OF a German weekly at
| Nashville, Tenn. For several years Fischer was
editor and proprietor of the Little Rock, Ark,
| Stats Zeitung. Since coming to Chicago he has
been a most rabid Anarchist. and has often
cused Spies and Schwab of being hall. hearted and
of not having the courage Of their convictions.
He. like Eneel, believed that they were not
radical enough.
The Anarchists were tried before Judge Gary,
universally accounted one of the most able and
worthy occupants of the bench in Chicago.
Among the female friends and relatives Of the
prisoners who were almost constant in their at
tendance were Mrs Parsons. Mrs Schwab
Mrs Fielder, Mrs. Neebe. Mrs. Engel, Miss
spectively. of August; Mrs. Captain Black, and
Miss Nina Van Zandt, who distinguished
herself by falling in love with Spies and after
wards marrying HIM by proxy.
Counsel who appeared in the case were: For
the State, States Attorney Julius S. Grinnell,
Frank Walker and Edmund Furthmann, his
ants, Capt w. P. Black, Moses Solomon, Sig
mund Zeslsr. and w. A. Foster.
On the first day of the trial the missing Par
sons made a dramatic sensation by walking into
open court and delivering himself up. This
done for effect, but he was convicted and will be
hanged.
The jury. which was out from $50 P NJ, Aug.
IL. to 10 o'clock the next morning, returned
verdict OF guilty against all of the defendants,
fixing the death penalty for all except Neebe,
who was given fifteen years in the penitentiary.
The verdict read follows:
I'VE, the jury, find the defendants August
Spies, Michael Schwab Samuel Fielder. Albert
r. Parsons, Adolph Fischer. George Eneel and
Louis Lingg guilty of murder in manner and
form charged in the indicJmen :, and fix the
penalty at death. We find the defendant Oscar
W. Neebe guilty of murder in manner and form
as charged in the Indictment. and fix the penalty
at imprisonment for fifteen years"
As the verdict read the faces Of the
prisoners and of such of their relatives as
present blanched with deathly pallor. Mrs.
Parsons became almost hysterica Captain
Black made the custom mary motion for new
until the September term The verdict gave
the greatest satisfaction to the the majority
of Chcagos citizens and was hailed as a just
and deserved one by the press all over the
world.
The motion for a new trial came up before
Judge Gary Oct 1. and was argued for six days.
Judge Gary overruled it, and then asked the
prisoners il they had anything to say why sem
tence should not be pronounced against them.
He found that they had a great deal to say.
ono after another they delivered their speeches
OF self-justifcation. Three days were thus oc-
cupied, Parsons concluding with a speech Of
eight hours length. Judge Gary then sentenced
the prisoners. fixing Dec as the date of execu-
ton.
Leonard SWEET was engaged by the Anarchists
to aid in securing a supersedeas This was
granted by Justice Scott, of the Supreme Court
on Nov. 81. On March II and Is, at Ottawa
the case WAS brought before the Supreme Court
ton for reversal of the verdict OF the court
below. In this argument Messrs. Grunell, |
Walker, Ingham and Attorney general Hunt ap-
peared for the State. and Messrs. SWEET, Salo-
mon. Zesler and Black for the Anarchists
The appeal to the Supreme Court of the
United States for writ of error. and the re-
[usal of the same, matters of such recent oc-
surrence that recapitulation is not necessary. |